AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Dred Scott Decision and the Rise of the Republican Party
The Dred Scott ruling was said that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories. It led to the rise of the Republican Party and Abraham Lincoln's election as president. The next phase came at the beginning of the 20th century, when the Supreme Court saw its role as being to stop government agencies from regulating the economy.